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Del Mar College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Del Mar College, a comprehensive community college in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. The college offer more academic, occupational, technical and continuing education programs than any other college or university in the area. Each year, over 24,000 students enroll in one of our 150 different credit and noncredit programs.
• The college offers Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees in over 50 university transfer majors; Associate in Applied Science degrees, Enhanced Skills Certificates, and Certificates of Achievement in more than 80 occupational fields.
• The College offers special scheduling options including Rapid Track, weekend, videoconferencing, telecourses, short-semester, off-campus, and online courses. 330 students took telecourses in the Fall 2003 semester, and over 1,900 students took courses online. Over 180 students took Rapid Track courses in the first Fall Rapid Track session, and over 640 students took courses on weekends.
• Del Mar College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Certificates of Achievement and Associate degrees.
• Profile last updated: 12/04/2008.

In the News:

• John M. Crisp: Public executions and bullfights (Abilene Reporter-News)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:00:00 am
  I’m no big fan of capital punishment, but it’s hard to argue that John Allen Muhammad didn’t deserve to die last week. Much more than most murders, his were particularly meaningless. And they were thoroughly public: for three weeks in 2002 some citizens in the Washington metropolitan area were paralyzed with fear, and nearly all were seriously uneasy during any public activity that could expose ...
• Public executions and bullfights (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 08:32:44 pm
  I’m no big fan of capital punishment, but it’s hard to argue that John Allen Muhammad didn’t deserve to die last week. Much more than most murders, his were particularly meaningless. And they were thoroughly public: for three weeks in 2002 some citizens in the Washington metropolitan area were paralyzed with fear.Family members of Muhammad’s victims were permitted to witness his execution. One ...
• Small business clinic offers help (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:33:00 am
  CORPUS CHRISTI —Many local companies with as many as 500 employees might not be aware that they could be classified as a small business and qualify for Small Business Administration loans. They also might not know about many free resources available through local, state and federal organizations.Business owners can learn about their options at the Small Business Health Clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p ...
• Seeking tax preparation volunteers to help low-income earners (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 03:23:00 pm
  CORPUS CHRISTI —Want to feel good at tax time?Organizers of a free income tax preparation plan for low-income working families are seeking volunteers to prepare taxes. No accounting experience is needed. Tax software will guide volunteers, and the time you give is up to you. United Way of the Coastal Bend, Del Mar College, Weed & Seed, Texas A&M University — Corpus Christi and Goodwill ...
• The lasting value of humanities in college (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:11:19 am
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—Here’s a question that all thoughtful college professors must ask themselves occasionally: Beyond football and fraternities, the manicured lawns and the book-lined shelves in their own offices, beyond the binge drinking and parties and networking and casual sexual liaisons, beyond term papers bought and sold and sometimes actually written, beyond all of the genuine hard ...

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